Reviews

La Gloire à tout prix by Emily Tesh

ohhstark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Emily Tesh has done it again. I will admit I was wary of this book because of the reviews about it. It seemed like you either dnf it or you absolutely love it. I am in the later category. 

Great, complicated characters and yes, this book deals with a lot of very intense issues (note the trigger warnings). It is masterfully executed from start to finish. One of my favorites of the year and of my entire reading experience.

twin2's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

3.75

3.7 stars

This book ended on a better note. I spent the majority of this book not liking (or connecting with) any of the characters.  

I did enjoy the premise of this book, though.  I don't think we got enough of the second iteration of the universe.

spr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

majabwds's review against another edition

2.0

This was ok. The story changes tone in the middle which lessened my enjoyment of the story. The rest of it read a bit YA which was a surprise from the honestly bleak and rage inducing world and main character we are introduced in the first half of the book.
I was interested to follow Kyr's story and how she would break free from the indoctrination and the cult she grew up in. How she would discover a whole new world of possibilities. Instead, the story does a reality change and we're focusing on rewriting history.

lacy30twin1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

veyeris's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

calbo21's review against another edition

The story sounds interesting but I just had a hard time connecting to the characters. There were moments where I was really confused on where the characters were in relation to the rest of the space station. 

jessie_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

VERY good. Glad I read it, definitely going on my Hugo ballot

avocadochicken's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Great book, would recommend even to non sci-fi fans.

At time of reading this might be my favourite book I’ve read this year (tied with This Is How You Lose the Time War)

Seeing how radicalised Kyr was, and how intentionally blind to things going on around her at the beginning and then seeing where she ended up was very moving

Time travel, aliens, asi, vr and action, while at the same time unpacking racist, sexist and speciesist attitudes. And there’s queer representation, and we overthrow a fascist regime? I think I literally couldn’t have asked for anything more from a book

chammar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0